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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 4, 2018

Commission
File Number
Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
1-11299
ENTERGY CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
Telephone (504) 576-4000
72-1229752

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 4, 2018, Entergy Corporation (“Entergy”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) in Jackson, Mississippi. The matters that were submitted to its shareholders for approval at the Annual Meeting and the voting results with respect to each matter are set forth below. The proposals related to each matter are described in detail in Entergy’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 23, 2018.

Proposal 1

Entergy’s shareholders elected nine (9) directors to serve until the next annual meeting by the following vote:

Nominee
Voted
For
Voted Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
John R. Burbank
139,822,114
660,945
260,483
16,823,792
Patrick J. Condon
139,655,885
866,387
221,270
16,823,792
Leo P. Denault
134,253,541
6,286,399
203,602
16,823,792
Kirkland H. Donald
139,815,527
699,315
228,700
16,823,792
Philip L. Frederickson
139,864,593
655,531
223,418
16,823,792
Alexis M. Herman
133,888,402
6,608,968
246,172
16,823,792
Stuart L. Levenick
135,474,882
5,042,991
225,669
16,823,792
Blanche L. Lincoln
139,361,257
1,164,716
217,569
16,823,792
Karen A. Puckett
138,954,797
1,570,607
218,138
16,823,792

Proposal 2    

Entergy’s shareholders approved the advisory vote to approve Named Executive Officer Compensation as set forth below:

Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
128,073,502
11,934,964
735,076
16,823,792

Proposal 3    

Entergy’s shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as its independent registered public accountants for 2018 as set forth below:

Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
154,048,026
3,236,104
283,204

Proposal 4

Entergy’s shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal submitted by As You Sow, Oakland California, regarding a Report on Distributed Renewable Generation Resources as set forth below:

Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
41,551,499
97,387,648
1,804,395
16,823,792





Item 8.01 Other Events

At a meeting immediately following the Annual Meeting, Entergy’s Board of Directors assigned the members and chairs of its standing committees as follows:

Audit Committee: P. J. Condon (Chair), P. L. Frederickson, B. L. Lincoln and K. A. Puckett.

Corporate Governance Committee: B. L. Lincoln (Chair), A. M. Herman and S. L. Levenick.

Executive Committee: L. P. Denault (Chair), P. L. Frederickson and S. L. Levenick.

Finance Committee: P. L. Frederickson (Chair), J. R. Burbank and K. H. Donald.

Nuclear Committee: K. H. Donald (Chair), P. J. Condon, and S. L. Levenick.

Personnel Committee: K. A. Puckett (Chair), J. R. Burbank and A. M. Herman.

All of the directors are independent as defined by the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, except for Mr. Denault. In addition, each member of the Audit Committee satisfies the audit committee independence requirements of the NYSE and the SEC, and each member of the Personnel Committee satisfies the NYSE compensation committee independence requirements.






SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
Entergy Corporation
 
By:/s/ Marcus V. Brown
 
Marcus V. Brown
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
 
 
 
 
Dated: May 4, 2018